Thrips. Damn....

Heya,

I have had good news and bad news...

1. Good news.... The major topping experiment is running rampant, and now I am bottoming out big time so I bit the bullet and upgraded the second of my pots now.... The plant is staying way shorter than the main good plant and branching out now.... woohooo..

2. Bad news.... Those thrips man... I didnt get a chance to get to the store yet for i am in a remote place. I am killing them in the actual grow box, however the bloody things are throughout the soil.... Is there anything I can add to the actual water feed or in the soil to kill these bitches

Thanks in advance guys....

Thrips:
Image by Sog: Thrip size reference
Signs of an infestation:
Thrips feed on new leaves of plants (and flowers); fresh leaf growth will deformed. A metallic sheen on leaves is one sure indicator of Thrips.

Sog "Thrip feces are easy to see with the naked eye; they show up as black spots on the leaves and stems of infected areas. Thrips themselves are a pale pinkish color."

Controlling Thrips:
Interestingly, Garlic repels Thrips. Cooler temps will slow down the life cycle, and blue sticky traps will trap adults. You can siphon them off by rustling the plant, and sucking them up with a shop-vac!
< tr> Image by Sog: Silvered leaves
indicate heavy attack
Predator mites are also beneficial in the control of Thrips. Fine powdered Sulphur applied to the leaves will control them as well. A biological spray containing Beauvaria bassiana, (A fungus that grows and consumes Thrips) is also effective. Spraying the leaves with Chrysanthemum also kills Thrips.

Summary:
? Feed on plant tissue
? Rasp leaf surfaces and suck juices
? Heavily damaged plants appear silvery or gray
? Plants may be distorted, especially seedlings

All sounds good however thing, and i mean nothing is on the stalk, or levaes at all... they are in the base of the grow box and in the soil of the plant..

Thrips

I am still confused if I have them to start with.

damn....